Mayfair Witches

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Season 1
  • Network: AMC , AMC+
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 8, 2023
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
47

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13

Critic Reviews

  1. Paste Magazine
    Reviewed by: Lacy Baugher
    Jan 3, 2023
    74
    While the first season of Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches is ultimately a very different beast than the books upon which the show is based, it’s also in many ways, a better, more coherent experience. A slow-burn saga that is heavy on atmosphere and low on easy or immediate answers.
  2. Collider
    Reviewed by: Carly Lane
    Jan 3, 2023
    67
    This adaptation has barely scratched the surface of just how bonkers it could possibly get. The glimmers of that promise yet remain, beneath a slow-burn story and a modern Gothic setting that continues to build out Rice's legendary world even further.

Awards & Rankings

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#84 Most Discussed TV Season of 2023

User Reviews

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User Score
4.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 4 out of 9
  1. Psylen
    Jan 11, 2023
    9
    So far it's far and away a better show than Interview. Firstly, because it fulfills where Interview did not: the lingering and creepySo far it's far and away a better show than Interview. Firstly, because it fulfills where Interview did not: the lingering and creepy atmosphere. Secondly, because the main characters aren't insufferably smug and off-putting. And thirdly, because it understands what made the source material great and it leans into that, despite the changes, rather than leaning away from the actual hooks of the original novels. Excited to see more, whereas I only made it 2/3rd of the way through the first Interview season before wondering why I was even watching anymore.… Full Review »
  2. puna
    Jan 8, 2023
    4
    This is such a disappointment especially airing just after the outstanding other Rice series Interview with a Vampire. This is poorly acted,This is such a disappointment especially airing just after the outstanding other Rice series Interview with a Vampire. This is poorly acted, poorly written and so NOT sexy as most of Anne Rice novels are.… Full Review »
  3. tromperie
    Mar 3, 2023
    2
    I'm always willing to suspend my disbelief for this kind of story, as long as it has its own logic. This just makes no sense and the actingI'm always willing to suspend my disbelief for this kind of story, as long as it has its own logic. This just makes no sense and the acting tends to show that the actors don't believe it either. Worse, they just renewed it and doubled the error.… Full Review »
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